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Owen Wilsonhas made hisSaturday Night Livehosting debut!
TheLokiactor, 52, took the stage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday forSNL’s season 47 premiere serving for the first time as host, though he has previously appeared on the sketch comedy show.
“A lot has changed since last season,” Wilson explained in his monologue. “The vaccine came out everywhere except Florida, and the rest of the country went back to normal for about a week and a half.”
He also opened up about his career as an actor: “To be honest, I probably have been guilty at times of coasting a little, taking my foot off the pedal. But I’ll tell you what, when Daniel Day-Lewis retired and all of that pressure landed on my shoulders, everything changed. That’s when I knew I had to doCars 3.”
In addition to Wilson’s introduction and musical guestKacey Musgraves' performances, one stand out sketch was all about the nuances of women’s talk shows, such asThe ViewandThe Talk.
Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Ego Nwodim, and Heidi Gardner joined the host for a hilarious segment poking fun at Vice PresidentKamala Harris' episode ofThe Viewwhere Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarrowere asked to leavepartway through after receiving their COVID test results.
In another sketch, the actor further referenced hisCarscharacter Lightning McQueen as he provided voiceover for a potential 4th installment in the movie franchise.
Weekend Updatealso paid tribute to late anchorNorm Macdonald, who died on Sept. 14 at age 61. He was a part of the cast for five seasons from 1993–1998 before his firing.
Wilson is the first ofmultiple first-time hostsslated to appear onSNLthis season.
Kim Kardashian Westwill also host for the first time on Oct. 9 with musical guestHalsey.Rami Malekand Young Thug will appear on the Oct. 16 episode. FormerSNLcast member and currentTed LassostarJason Sudeikiswill host on Oct. 23 withBrandi Carlileappearing as the musical guest.
Three newcomers havejoined the castof SNL for its 47th season: Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman. Longtime cast member Beck Bennett and featured player Lauren Holtannounced their departuresfrom the show in late September.
The complete 2021-2022SNLensemble cast consists of: Aidy Bryant, Michael Che,Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner,Colin Jost,Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong,Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, andBowen Yang. Featured members will be Aristotle Athari, Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, and Sarah Sherman.
source: people.com
